The bar chart illustrates the opinions of business people in the years 2010, 2015, and 2020 regarding the importance of various factors in making a good manager. The factors assessed were responsibility, good communication, transparency, empathy, and vision, with respondents rating each on a scale from 1 to 5.
Overall, responsibility and vision were consistently rated highly across all three years, while transparency and empathy saw significant changes in their perceived importance over time. Good communication remained relatively stable but saw a slight decline in importance by 2020.
In 2010, responsibility and vision were rated the highest, both reaching a score of 5. These factors remained consistently important in 2015 and 2020, maintaining high ratings of 5 and 4 respectively. Good communication was also valued but saw a slight decrease from 4 in 2010 to 3 in 2020, indicating a slight decline in its perceived importance.
Transparency and empathy exhibited notable changes over the years. Transparency was rated 2 in 2010, then rose significantly to 4 in 2015 and slightly decreased to 3 in 2020. Empathy, initially rated the lowest at 1 in 2010, experienced an increase to 3 in 2015 and 4 in 2020. This indicates a growing recognition of the importance of these interpersonal skills in effective management.
